present perfect

The Present Perfect Tense Form and use... Introduction  The present perfect tells us about the past and the present... Form have/has + past participle POSITIVE I/you/we/they have go

The Present

Perfect Tense

Form and use

The plane has landed safely.

They have graduated Congratulations!

Federer has lost the semifinal match in Melbourne

Nole has won the Australian Open for the second time

Introduction

 The present perfect tells us about the past and the present.

Form

have/has + past

participle

POSITIVE

I/you/we/they have gone OR I/you/we/they' ve gone.

He/she/it has gone OR He/she/it' s gone.

NEGATIVE

I/you/we/they haven t gone‘ .

He/she/it hasn t gone‘ .

Form

INTERROGATIVE

Have I/you/we/they gone?

 Has he/she/it gone?

SHORT ANSWERS

Yes, I have OR No, I haven t’ .

Yes, he has OR No, he hasn t’ .

Use

When we use the present perfect, we see

things as happening in the past but having a result in the present.

some presents.

Use

We use the present perfect with today and phrases with this, e.g this morning, this week, this year.

We've done quite a

good job

Use

When we ask / talk about our experience

Have you ever been to London?

No, I haven t ’

And you?

Use

With lately and recently meaning in the “

last few days/weeks”

Have I told you lately that I love you?

Use

With just to express the action finished a short time ago

We ve just come back from ’

our holiday.

Use

With already meaning sooner than “

expected”

finished my dinner.

Use

With yet in negative sentences and

questions when we expect something to happen Sorry,

Nick I haven t ’

finished the

homewor

k yet.

Use

We can use the present perfect with for

and since We use for to say how long this period is (for three days) We use

since to say when the period began (since

Friday) Me, too I haven t ’

grabbed a bite since Friday.

Thanks, darling

I haven t ’

eaten anything for

three days.

Thanks for

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